I need a garden fix. I want to weed. I want to escape this stupid computer and stupid soccer and get the Hell out of my office. My dog is ready to implode. I have chicks in my laundry room. The cats are sitting in the trees with the bird feeders. It’s raining. It’s cold. And [...] 
The Honeymoon. Yes, we are one week into the Honeymoon Stage of our asparagus harvest. That is the time where it is still a joy and a wonder to walk into the garden and find 20-30 spears that grew six inches overnight. I snap them off at the base, bring them in the house, briefly cook them [...] 
…With a bulb planter While I like to pretend to know what I’m talking about, in this case, you must take my preachings with a grain of salt. Or maybe even less. As I’ve said before, I tend to cut corners on tasks that I don’t care for. And one of those tasks is planting potatoes. Truth be told, now that [...] 
Ignore that picture, as there is nothing wrong with it. What I should have done is take a picture of the date next to the cute little rows off pointy-headed bulbs. Because that would be more appropriate with the title of this post. You see, I am approximately 4.5 months late planting my shallots. I know that I [...] 
…For Poop Sorry for that sick photo, but you either a) get it, or b) don’t. If you don’t, then you obviously do not own a dog in a northern state that receives any appreciable snowfall. I do. And I am making my annual rounds on poop duty. It is a thankless job. If you miss the precious window [...] 
And Valentine’s Day wrapped up in one. Dave gave me two cookbooks for Valentine’s Day. One was an Indian cookbook and the other was a vegetarian cookbook. Which proves that even though he is pissing and moaning about Meatless Mondays, he is – in fact – encouraging me to continue. I was very excited. I made an Indian [...]  Or is it the World’s Tallest Asparagus? It’s really hard to show just how tall the asparagus really is. I suppose I should be in the shot, to show the human proportion, but then, you’d all see how gross I look. (But just so you know, it is way taller than 5’7″ me.) Actually, I am really liking [...]  Well. I was out weeding yesterday, I had my camera, and truth be told… it really didn’t require all that much stealth to catch her in the act. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, click here and read the sad pea story.
 I know, we’re all sick to death of hearing about compost. Even I, a dedicated composter, am beyond tired of the subject. But let me share a secret with you. It couldn’t be easier. At least the way I do it. Yes, of course when I STARTED composting, I did it like I do everything: with [...]  Since this is my first official garden entry, I would like to make one thing clear: I am no feel-good gardener. I am a realist. I admit having evolved to my present mind-set, but I have evolved out of the need to survive, just like any other species. Asparagus Patch in Mid Clean-Up My gardening endeavors are [...] |
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